Kevin, Mount Washington, Kentucky

Before the Walt Disney Archives, individual company departments took care of their own history. The legal department, animation department, and Imagineering already had extensive collections, and they have kept them.  Other collections, from such departments as consumer products, music, film production, publicity and public relations, personnel, still photography, corporate administration, Buena Vista distribution, publications, and …

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Michael, Chicago, Illinois

The sorcerer in the 60th birthday special had no name.

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Tara, Bohemia, New York

Perhaps you are thinking of the Imagineering Field Guide series, written by Alex Wright and the Imagineers; the first was on the Magic Kingdom in 2005. Others have been on Epcot, Disneyland, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

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Ian, Lakewood, Ohio

I don’t believe there were any changes to Haunted Mansion to match the film, though the original Madame Leota now floats (as the film version of that character did). At one point, the world of Tron was incorporated into the PeopleMover at Disneyland. There is Tarzan’s Treehouse, which took the place of Swiss Family Treehouse at Disneyland …

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Phyllis, La Mesa, California

The Disneyland Rose (PP#15,114, the official rose of the Disneyland Resort, is an orange-pink floribunda rose. It was introduced for sale through Jackson & Perkins, and can be found through their website, and sometimes at local nurseries.

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Joseph, Nevada City, California

The creation of a Disney character can only rarely be attributed to a single person. Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore first appeared in the cartoon, Grin and Bear It (1954). The character would have come out of meetings held with the director, Jack Hannah, and the writers, David Detiege and Al Bertino. The artist who animated …

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Kimberly, Hamilton, New Jersey

The last multiplane shots on the Disney Studio’s multiplane cameras were for Oliver & Company. The three multiplane cameras are no longer used and are currently on display outside the Walt Disney Archives at the Disney Studio in Burbank, at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, and in the Art of Disney Animation attraction …

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Joseph, St. Pete Beach, Florida

You might contact the Archives to ask—you can reach them at Disney.Archives@disney.com.

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